Give Your Audience an Unfair Advantage in the Event Industry
Sean Specie is the Conference Director at The Church of Eleven22, a professional event host and DJ, 15-year event industry veteran, and the founder of Ripluo - event planning software built from real experience on the ground. He delivers insights your audience can actually use.
What Your Audience Gets
Sean doesn't just talk about the events industry - he's built it, grown it, and created software to fix its biggest problems. That makes for great podcast content.
An Engaging Storyteller
As a professional event host and entertainer, Sean knows how to hold an audience. He brings energy, humor, and real stories from the stage that make episodes memorable.
Proven Industry Credibility
630+ events. 190,000+ attendees. Clients like Coca-Cola, the NFL, Chick-fil-A, and the Atlanta Falcons. Sean speaks from experience, not theory.
Your Listeners Walk Away with Real Tools
Every conversation with Sean gives listeners something they can use right away - whether they plan events for a living or run their own business.
A Founder Who Still Plans Events
Sean built Ripluo because the right tools didn't exist. He gives your audience a rare look at what it's like to be an active event professional building software to solve the problems he faces every day.
Suggested Episode Topics
Each topic is designed to give your listeners something useful - real experience, real stories, and tools they can put to work.
The Tools Replacing Spreadsheet Event Planning
Most event businesses still run on spreadsheets and scattered apps. Sean talks about why that's breaking, what better tools look like, and what Ripluo was built to fix.
Why Event Businesses Need Their Own Client Management Tools
Most client management tools weren't made for events. Sean breaks down what event planners actually need to track their leads, close deals, and keep clients organized - all in one place.
From Event Host to Software Founder: Lessons from 630+ Events
Sean went from standing on stage at 630+ events to building the software he wished he had. What he learned about real problems - and why that experience is the foundation of Ripluo.
What Every Successful Event Business Needs: Promise-Making and Promise-Keeping
The hidden gaps that quietly sink event companies. Sean shares the systems, habits, and tools the best planners use to stay profitable, organized, and sane.
The Future of Event Planning Technology
Where AI, automation, and client tools are taking the events industry. What smart event planners should pay attention to right now - and what's just noise.
Watch Before You Book
Get a feel for how Sean communicates - his storytelling style, his knowledge, and how he connects with an audience.
Meet Sean Specie
Sean Specie is a professional event host, producer, and entrepreneur with over 15 years in the events industry. Since 2011, he's planned, produced, hosted, and DJed more than 630 events across more than 80 cities, reaching over 190,000 attendees.
He's created experiences for brands like Coca-Cola, the NFL, Chick-fil-A, the Atlanta Falcons, and Citizens Bank. He knows what it takes to deliver at the highest level - and the chaos that comes with it.
That experience led him to build Ripluo - event planning and client management software built for event professionals who are tired of running their business on spreadsheets, scattered apps, and sticky notes.
A natural entertainer and teacher, Sean loves helping people learn something new and walk away with tools they can use immediately. When he's not building Ripluo, you'll find him on stage or in the backyard with his wife Natalie and their two kids.
Ready to Book Sean?
If you host a podcast about entrepreneurship, event planning, small business, or technology - Sean would love to be your guest. Reach out and let's make it happen.